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10 Financial Resolutions for 2025

Discover practical tips to set meaningful goals, manage debt effectively, save smarter, and build a stronger financial future.

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Thrive in 2025: Smart Borrowing for Every Milestone

Explore smart borrowing strategies to achieve your 2025 financial goals. Learn how lending options like personal loans, HELOCs, credit cards, and auto loans can support major milestones while gaining actionable tips for responsible borrowing.

Spread Joy and Save Money

Discover practical strategies for managing holiday expenses, creating a budget that works for you, and planning ahead for a stress-free holiday season next year.

Click with Confidence: Safeguarding Your Holiday Shopping

Learn to recognize and avoid common scams, report suspicious activity, and improve your online security. Gain practical tips to keep your transactions safe and protect yourself during the holiday rush and beyond.

Holiday Wheels: Financing Your Dream Car This Season

Learn when to buy for maximum savings, explore auto loan options, and understand prequalification vs. preapproval. We also cover ways to protect your investment with warranties and GAP insurance.

From Wishes to Rewards: Make the Most of Your Holiday Spending

Learn how USSFCU's Smart Rewards Card can turn your holiday purchases into valuable rewards. Discover exclusive holiday bonus point promotions, cardholder benefits, and tips to maximize every dollar you spend this season.

Spooky Scams: Beware the Frights of Financial Fraud!

From “Phantom Phishers” to “Zombie Debt Collectors,” in this session we explore the scariest scams lurking in your inbox and teach you how to protect yourself from these financial frights. Don’t let these spooky schemes haunt your finances—learn the tricks to avoid getting tricked!

People Over Profit: The Credit Union Difference

Discover how credit unions, like USSFCU, put people first by prioritizing financial wellness over profits. Learn about the unique benefits of membership, community support, and how to make the most of your credit union journey.

Is Your Financial House In Order?

Whether you’re just starting out or preparing for retirement, this session will provide you with the tools you need to ensure your financial house is in order and ready for the future.

Protect Yourself from Auto Scams

Gain the knowledge you need to protect your investment and make smart decisions when purchasing your next vehicle.

How to Plan, Prepare and Pay for College

Our College Counselor discusses the financial aid process and types of aid, federal and private student loans, selecting a lender, smart borrowing tips and more.

Unlocking the Potential: Home Equity & Lending Solutions

Our team of lending experts explore the various ways you can leverage your home equity and other consumer lending products to meet your financial needs.

Protecting Your Children Online and Preventing Identity Theft

Our experts provide valuable insights and practical tips to help parents and guardians safeguard their children's digital lives and personal information.

Navigating Your Auto Experience: Buying, Financing, and Beyond

Whether you’re in the market for a new car, considering refinancing your current vehicle, or simply looking to learn more about auto-related financial products and services, this session is perfect for you.

Financial Empowerment: Celebrating Financial Awareness Day

Learn essential strategies for budgeting, saving, debt management, and retirement planning to secure your financial future.

Identity Theft, Fraud and Scams

Learn about what to be on guard against, how to protect yourself, and steps to take if – despite your best efforts – you experience this.

College Planning 101

Learn about various funding options available to undergraduate students, including federal and private student loans.

Small Business Banking with USSFCU

Learn more about the banking solutions we offer to help you manage your finances effectively and achieve your business goals.

Seamless Summer Banking

Discover how to manage your finances effortlessly, no matter where your summer plans take you.

Elder Financial Exploitation

In this session, we discuss crucial steps and resources to safeguard yourself and your loved ones from financial exploitation.

Path to Homeownership

Whether you're just starting to think about it or you're already planning, this session will prepare you to navigate the home buying process with confidence.

 

The Power of 529 Plans

This session provides valuable insights into how 529 plans work, their tax advantages, and how they can be a vital part of your long-term financial strategy.

 

Navigating Life Transitions

This session provides essential steps to minimize the long-term financial impact of transitions.

Pathways Out of Debt

This session covers various debt relief options, highlights their distinct features, and the advantages and drawbacks of each approach.

Financial Caregiving

Explore tips for budgeting and managing someone else’s finances, and how to approach sensitive conversations.

Behind the Scenes of Identity Theft

Learn about the various methods fraudsters employ to steal data, including phishing scams, malware attacks, data breaches, and social engineering tactics.

Elevate Your Equity

Learn how targeted home upgrades can significantly elevate your home's equity, offering a dual benefit of enhancing your living space while also increasing its market value. 

 

Financial Wellness & Fraud

Discover how mastering financial literacy not only empowers your financial well-being but also serves as a key element in fortifying your defenses against fraud.

Home Equity Loans & Lines of Credit

Whether you're planning a major renovation or tackling a smaller project, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about financing your home improvements.

 

Retirement Planning 101

This webinar is designed to help you make decisions about retirement planning and personal finances so you can enjoy all that retirement brings.

Credit Reports & Scores

Learn what influences your credit report and credit score and receive practical tips to enhance your credit score.

Tax Scams Exposed

Explore common tax scams and how to address them so you can keep yourself and your information secure at tax time.

Navigating Marriage and Money

Gain valuable insights into communication techniques that foster productive money conversations, and explore methods to leverage each other's strengths for financial security.

Your Credit Union For Life

Discover the freedom to bank securely 24/7, access innovative services, and become a part of a community that values your financial success.

Guarding Your Finances in 2024

Crucial tips to stay ahead of thieves, scammers, and other bad actors in the new year.

The ABCs of CDs

Learn more about choosing CDs, understanding CD rates, and opening and closing CDs.

Options for Dealing with Debt

From getting prepared, to tips to stay on track, your goals around debt can be within reach.

Saving for College with a 529 Plan

Discover the benefits of 529 plans for funding education expenses.

Mastering Your Money

Explore a variety of options to reduce the amount of money you spend in effort to reach your goals.

Balancing Your Financial Plan

Tips and tools to help you craft a sustainable financial plan that aligns with your unique lifestyle.

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Student Loan Repayment

Information on federal repayment plan options and guidance on what steps to take now.

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The Psychology of Spending

Take an in-depth look at how the media, advertising, family, and personality impact spending behavior.

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Smart Rewards Program

Learn more about earning and redeeming Smart Reward Points, and the other great benefits that come standard with your USSFCU Visa®.

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Understanding IRAs

Learn the basics of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and what makes them such great retirement tools.

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Building Credit from Scratch

Learn why it's important to build a positive credit history and how to do so responsibly. 

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Navigating the Auto Loan Process

Tips and tools to take some of the anxiety out of the auto financing process.

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Managing Elderly Finances

Steps that can help ease some of the stress on both you and your parents.

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Keys to Homebuying

Learn the basics of buying a home, what the process looks like, and how you can prepare.

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Credit Union Share Certificates

A closer look into how credit union share certificates work.

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Preventing Elder Financial Abuse

Protect yourself and your loved ones from financial threats.

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529 College Savings Plans

Learn how 529 plans work, the tax advantages they offer, how to choose one, what you can use it to pay for and more!

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Home Equity Loans

Everything you need to know to fund your goals with a USSFCU Home Equity Loan or Line of Credit.

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How To Pay For College

Learn more about the financial aid process, student loan options, and the timeline for student loans.

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Strategies for CD Savers

Tips for utilizing federally-insured share certificates in your savings strategy.

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Buying a Home

A roadmap of the steps you will take on your journey to becoming a homeowner.  

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Steps to Financial Freedom

Creating a budget, using credit wisely, and other strategies for financial success.

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Teaching Kids about Money

Practical tips on how to start setting your child up for a financially healthy future.

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Your Financial Future

Prepare for the best-case and worst-case financial scenarios.

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Preventing Fraud & Identity Theft

Avoid common traps that can compromise your information online.

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Members' Voice Testimonials

This credit union is the best, I love the customer service and you can't beat the interest rates. I'm happy to be a member of this great credit union.

The branch manager introduced herself and was extremely helpful. She stated that if there is anything we ever need to please let her know. Very positive experience!

Greta was absolutely amazing - as always. She makes me and my parents feel valued and supported. We are forever grateful. [The Credit Union] has been hugely supportive over many years. And we feel known and cared for.

Long as I have been with the credit union, I haven't had any problems. I also like the protection on my account.

My overall experience at the credit union was exceptional. The staff was hospitable offering water, my service was timely and professional and the office was well lit and clean.

As a member for more than 40 years, i have always had great service from the USSFCU and know that they stand behind their great reputation.

A top rate Credit Union, [I'm] privileged to be part of! Thank you for all you do for our family! USSFCU Credit Union was able to resolve our financial situation - vehicle, personal loans, customer service/recommendations, within 6 months. We belonged to another credit union for over 20 years, with results not even close to comparison. We switched ...

Your people and products are amazing. The recent [online banking] overhaul is phenomenal. [I've] been electronic banking since Tele action phone banking - paying bills with my push button landline decades ago. USSFCU is light years ahead of everyone else in terms of ease of use and client experience!

I have been a member for more than 30 years. I no longer reside in the DC area but continue to bank with USSFCU because of the ease and the customer service.

I have been a member for over 50 years, and I have always gotten good service with loans, when I had to have service at a branch, and when I needed to have money sent to me from my savings account. The personnel have always been friendly and treated me with respect.

I especially appreciate being able to quickly speak with someone (not a robot) and that person has always been knowledgeable and helpful.

Excellent customer service streamlined and transparent process. The representatives are efficient, knowledgeable, and understanding of the type of loans offered by Credit Union.

The USSFCU behaves as a credit union ought to behave. The staff works with and for the members, not for a corporate board. Interest rates for a car loan, a home improvement loan, and a mortgage are low and terms are transparent.

Staff are courteous and friendly to work with. Very knowledgeable about services and products offered or available. Excellent follow-up with customers.

I have appreciated USSFCU services for many years since I left my work on Capitol Hill. I have appreciated the occasional webinars on purchasing a home or retirement planning.

I have been a member since 2006, and have always appreciated the customer service response to any concern or query. In addition, as I have traveled extensively, USSFCU has provided support and access.

I've had a credit union account for decades, even though I no longer work on Capitol Hill. I now have two accounts. I've been able to do all of our banking remotely, by app or by phone.

I have been a USSFCU member for almost 20 years. There is nowhere else I want my money to be. I always receive excellent service.

I deeply appreciate the stellar service, the proficiency, the professionalism, and the kindness. I am truly honored and grateful to bank with a financial institution that treats customers like family.

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